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What SUNY College at Purchase graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (43)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Anthropology	$35,340	$49,960	$57,537
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	$25,889	$56,406	—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$36,173	$54,244	$63,874
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$53,647	$76,015	—
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	$43,047	$64,270	$86,717
Biology, General	$39,950	$62,968	$84,706
Chemistry	$37,592	$96,310	—
Communication and Media Studies	$32,393	—	—
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	$34,246	$54,546	$76,412
Dance	$27,476	$38,925	$43,722
Design and Applied Arts	$42,608	$66,986	$91,284
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$32,455	$51,404	$67,188
Economics	$42,398	$68,560	$91,603
English Language and Literature/Letters	$31,284	$49,582	$66,537
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$26,742	$54,051	—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$30,053	$47,181	$68,274
Fine and Studio Arts	$28,365	$44,398	$65,634
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$32,130	$50,050	$90,933
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	$33,372	$50,050	$90,933
History	$33,519	$52,813	$72,728
History	$33,519	$52,813	$72,728
Journalism	$33,826	$53,726	$72,966
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$42,182	$57,019	$71,272
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$42,182	$57,019	$71,272
Literature	$32,716	$50,468	$67,664
Mathematics	$47,623	$79,787	$95,724
Mathematics and Statistics	$47,623	$79,787	$95,724
Music	$27,945	$44,592	$62,962
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$42,776	$57,619	$62,818
Natural Resources and Conservation	$42,776	$57,619	$62,818
Philosophy	$28,143	$49,855	$58,527
Philosophy and Religious Studies	$28,143	$49,855	$58,527
Physical Sciences	$37,592	$96,310	—
Political Science and Government	$38,592	$62,349	$83,557
Psychology	$34,421	$53,022	$75,410
Psychology, General	$34,421	$53,022	$75,410
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$35,783	$56,735	$86,717
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$28,896	$47,243	$63,346
Social Sciences	$37,518	$57,448	$72,477
Social Sciences, Other	$33,666	$52,636	$70,135
Sociology	$36,962	$55,369	$66,717
Visual and Performing Arts	$32,208	$48,679	$63,923
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$34,704	$48,843	$63,249

Master's (1)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Visual and Performing Arts	$37,333	$58,734	$68,321

Certificate (1-2 years) (2)

Major	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	$29,807	$47,856	$66,779
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,807	$47,856	$66,779